Combination garment



Nov. 1l, 1952 L. PRxTzKER COMBINATION GARMENT Filed Feb. 15, 1951 f. nWnllllll Patented Nov. 11, 1952 YUN [TED STATES ATENT QFFICE COMBINATIONl(rARll/IENT Lee Pritzker, Brookline, Mass.

" Application February 15, 1951, SerialNo'. 211,111

This invention `relates in-combination garments of the kind in whichthere is anv outergarment andY an independentcoldweather lining..whichmay kbe assembled .with theouter .garmente .for adding warmth theretoVduring rigorouslweather, or removed therefrom when the weatherameliorates.

The principal obj ectsy of the invention; v.fire to provide for completewinterizationpf a Vgarment normally suitable for mild VHWeather such asspring and fall, in which a winter lining-,is, used for thewinterization of the outer garment of such design as to be easily andreadily `inserted and removed therefrom, and which whenassembled withthe outer garment, will. supply the added warmth desired both in theIbody portion thereof and around the neck without vdetracting from theappearance of the garmentor imparting bulkiness thereto.

As herein illustrated, the garment has an outer part suitable forconventional wear, and an inner part constituting acold-weather liningfor the outer part, which may be worn within the outer garment or not,as desired. The outer part has a dress or cloth collar of conventionaldesign surrounding the neck opening, which .normally rises fromtheneckband of .the garment and is folded back thereon. This collar hassubstantially no utilitarian purpose, being very largely an ornamentaladjunct. During cold weather, it is desirable to have a muler typecollar which may be drawn about the necklior warmth and also to imparttothe garment 'the appearance ofwarmth, snugness and comfort.

Accordingly, as hereinillustrated, the lining part has'around its neckopeningra great-collarl or' fur-faced collar of ample' proportions,which when the lining isV inserted into the outer part, rises from theneclband of vthe lining upwardly through the neck opening of the outerpart and is folded back over the outer or dress collar. "It

is undesirable to'have two independent collars, particularly when one orboth of the collars are folded upwardly about the neck, for they wouldimpart an unnished appearance to the garment.

Accordingly, the great-collar has front and back panels between which isa pocket,.access to which may be had through a bottom opening near'thebottom of the collar at its junction with the neckband at the back side,into which-may be inserted the outer or dress,v collar so that ,thelatter is completely Aconcealedrtlierein anckgives the appearance of a`single collar. Suitable fastening means in the form of buttons, snaps orother means is provided on the back side vof the vdress f collar; landjthegibackgfpanel 0f. thegreatcollar for holding the :collarsvinjnestingngagenient.

The invention i will now be described, inrgreater `detail withreference-to theaccompanying drawings inA which:

g-ilig. 1 is a frontelevation of thelcompletely winterized garment' Ywith .r the 4 winter `lining inserted therein,.showing.the great-collaror ,fur- V-faced y collar surrounding the neck I. opening;

Fig.. 2 is,.acorresponding` front.. elevationff ,theV garment with..the. winter lining remar/ed, y.showing aconventional dressccllanaround'the neck opening;

- Fig.V 3 is a fragmentary,portionbfjthe back of the garment at thene'ckopening, with' thenwinter lining inserted' therein, showing the vgreat-collar raised with the dress collar concealed'withinit Fig. 4 is avertical. section taken, ontheline `l6 of Fig.' 3;

. Fig.` 5 shows 'the combined collarslfolded as would normally bepositioned when 'the garment is worn;

' Fig; 6 isa fragmentary Vfront view-ofrthe-com Y,binedV outer and innerpartsrwitlrfthe'fgarment opened upv tor 'show .thestructure from aboutchest height upwardly to thefneck-opening:rand Fig; 'l'isa"View"corresponding-to Fig:'3,"show ing` an lalternative-way of'attaching the-dress collar withiny 4the' great-collar.

' The combination 'garmentcomprises an'souter AVpart "lll suitablevfor-eXposure--to the elements and at-the same time, toafford a'dressyappearance, for example, wind-breaking'and-waterrepellent-A cloth4orv-gabardina-and anffinnerV independent winter-lining l2--:foraddingwarmth to thefoutergarment' during coldwweather; the innerand l outer -parts beingwassembledrand. held together by conventionalrslideA'iastenersbUi-l 4 (Fig. l). -lWhile-slide'.fastenersA-:areillustrated .because offtheir yconvenience and non-gapping joiningvofthe-partsvitzis evident thataanyother suitable means v.may be employed;rfor.- example snap fasteners i:and/or. buttons.

i The outer garmentprpartei, hasfconrenti-onal straight sleeves l 6,patch -pockets rlbreast pockets ;26 and azsdresscollan 124whicheaszi-llustratedg forms nofmorefthanan.,ornamentahnish .around theneck openinghaving..very-littletutility as farfas aiordingmwarmthorprotectionitofithe neck of the wear-er. -I'Ihe collar 244s comprisedof two layersor-plies of-material126-#26-joined at A*theiryupperedge--byan inseam -to provide aimished edge and attheir'lower--edges'to -thej upper f edge 'of av neckband' consistingofidoubleipliesw between the upper edges of which the lower edges of theplies 26 are placed and joined thereto by a seam 28.

The inner part or winter lining l2 has a body portion which iscoextensive with that of the outer garment, preferably being comprisedof a quilted material to give maximum warmth for a given weight and hasfull-length sleeves 32 terminating at their extremities in knittedwristlets 34. Around the neck opening of the lining is a great-collar 36which is of such ample proportions that when the lining is inserted inthe outer garment, the great-collar rises from the neckband 38 by whichit is attached to the lining, upwardly through the neck opening of theouter garment and is folded rearwardly over the outer or dress collar,completely concealing the same. The great-collar has front and rearpanels 40 and 42 and on the front panel there is secured a fur facing44, or any other suitable warmth-giving facing acceptable for contactwith the neck and face of the wearer. The upper edges of the front paneland rear panel, together with the fur facing, are joined by a seam 46and the lower edge of the front panel and the lower edge of the furfacing are joined respectively to the front and rear layers of theneckband 38 by seams 48 and 50. The lower edge 52 of the rear panel 42is left unattached, thereby affording access to a space or pocket 54between the front and rear panels in which may be positioned andcompletely concealed. the dress collar 24. When the lining is placed inthe outer garment, the dress collar 24 is inserted in the pocket 54 andis held therein by one or more fastening membersl At the back, that ismidway between the ends of the collar, a button 56 is fastened to theback side of the dress collar 24 and is inserted through a buttonhole 58made in the rear panel 42 of the great-collar. Additional fasteningmeans in the form of snaps 60--60 are fastened to the dress collar andgreat-collar near their opposite ends, the component parts of the snapfasteners being sewn respectively to the back side of the dress collarand the inside of the back panel of the great-collar. Alternativefastening means is shown in Fig. wherein a plurality of buttons 56a aremade fast to the outside of the rear panel of the dress collar, and acorresponding number of loops 58a are sewed to the inside of the backpanel of the great-collar for engagement with the buttons 56a.

The edges of the outer garment at the front opening are releasablysecured in closed positions by a conventional slide fastener, thecomponent parts 62-62 of which are made fast to the edges of thegarment. The lining is secured within the outer garment by the slidefasteners lll-i4 heretofore mentioned at opposite sides of the frontopening of the garment, and spaced inwardly therefrom. The componentparts of the slide fasteners l4-l4 are fastened respectively to theinside of the outer garment, inwardly and parallel to the slide fastenercomponents 62-62 at those edges and to the edges of the lining, asillustrated in Fig. 6. These slide fastener components I4-l 4 areparallel with the slide fastener components 62-62 from the lower edge ofthe garment all the way up to the neckband.

The outer or great-collar, which is fast to the lining and within whichthe inner or dress collar is housed, must be longer circumferentiallythan the dress collar. Accordingly. the body of the lining below theneckband which terminates inwardly of the edges of the outer garment,must be extended laterally outward so as to be substantially cotermincuswith the great-collar at the neckband. To provide for this and to afforda finished appearance at the neck opening, particularly when the closurefastener is not raised all the way to the top, a facing 64 of materialcorresponding to that of the outer garment, is sewn to the lining ateach side in the form of a lapel, the lower apex of which starts atabout the breast line, that is at about the bottom of the arm scye, andwhich has an outwardly diverging edge 56 originating at the outer edgeof the lining and extending outwardly toward the outer edge of the outergarment, and an inner diverging edge 68 originating at the same pointand extending inwardly sufiiciently to extend part way around the sidesof the neck. The edge 66 converges with the edge of the outer garment atabout the base of the great-collar, and the latter forms a continuationthereof as illustrated in Fig. 6. Accordingly, when the lining isinserted and the garment is not completely closed, the panels 64 will beexposed and will appear to be lapels.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purposeof illustration only and that this invention includes all modicationsand equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

In a combination garment, an outer part having a collar about the neckopening and component parts of a closure fastener attached to the edgesof its front opening, an inner part having a collar about the neckopening in which is a pocket, entrance to which may be had at the baseof said collar at the rear side thereof, within which the collar of theouter part may be inserted and concealed when the parts are assembled,said second collar being peripherally longer and transversely wider thanthe first collar, the edges at the front opening of the inner part beingsubstantially parallel to those of the outer part, but spaced inwardlythereof at least throughout the lower part of the garment up to aboutthe breast line, fastening elements situated parallel to and spacedinwardly from the closure fastener elements of the outer part,corresponding fastener elements along the edges of the inner part forengagement with the fastener elements on the inside of the outer parts,and a panel secured to the inner part at each side near the neck, eachpanel originating substantially at the breast line, and having upwardlydiverging edges, the outer edge merging with the outer edge of the outerpart at about the base of the second collar, and the inner edge reachingapproximately to midway between an end of the neckband and themid-portion thereof.

LEE PRITZKER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberA

